Method of making shoes



P 1930. L. w. MORRISON 1,775,290

METHOD OF MAKING SHOES Filed NOV. 11. 1927 mllllllmmll 26 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYS Patented Sept. 9, 1930 UNITED STATES LAWRENCE W. MORRISON, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO KOZY COMFORT SHOE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN METHOD OF MAKING SHOES Application filed November 11, 1927.

The invention relates to a method of making shoes.

In the manufacture of shoes, as generally practiced, the upper is secured to the inner sole and the outer sole attached while on the last. One of the objects of this invention is to provide a method of making shoes whereby the usual lasting process is eliminated, the upper being secured to the welt without lasting and an inner sole, if used, also being secured to the upper after which the outer sole is attached by stitching to the welt. After this a last is put into the shoe to permit the routine steps of trimming and finishing 1.; the edge of the welt and outsole. By this method a number of operations usually re quired in shoe making are eliminated, with the consequent elimination of a considerable amount of high priced labor.

so A'further object of the invention is to provide a method of making cushion sole shoes in a simple, economical and expeditious manner.

The invention further consists in the 23 method or steps of the method as hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out by claims at the conclusion hereof.

Inthe drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe upper; I

Fig. 1A is a section taken on the line AA of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a sole construction employed for cushion sole shoes;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through 25 the completed shoe before finishing;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the shoe after finishing,

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the finished shoe.

4 Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the upper, including the vamp 10 and heel por tion 11, is first cut to the proper pattern and secured together by stitching 12. The upper is then secured at its upper edge by stitching in the usual way to the vamp lining 13, if

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used, and to the heel lining 14, and a counter 15 is inserted between the upper and lining at the heel portion. The upper so prepared is then secured by stitching 16 extending entirely around the shoe to the inturned edge 17 of an inner sole 18, to the linings 13 and 14, the counter 15 and a welt 19 to form the partially completed shoe, as shown in Figs.

1 and 1A.

An outsole 20 and a cushion sole 21 of; soft felt or other suitable cushioning material, preferably initially secured to the upper surface of the outsole by suitable adhesive, and also a filler sole 22, of harder felt or other suitable material, slightly larger than the cushion sole 21 is prepared, these parts being shown in Fig. 2. While I prefer to use the tiller sole 22 in connection with the sole 21, its use is not absolutely essential. Thereafter the filler sole 22, when used, T5,,65 placed next to the inner sole with its projecting edge 23 fitting within the angle 24 of the inner sole, the cushion sole placed against it with the outer sole engaging the welt and while so positioned the parts are, 7 secured together by stitching 25 securing the outsole to the welt and extending around the entire shoe. Up to this point no lasting operations have been performed but in order to finish the shoe by the usual routine steps of, 5 trimming the edge of the outsole and welt and polishing the same and affixing the heel 26, a last 27 is slipped into the completed shoe and these routine finishing steps performed. Fig. 4 shows a section of the shoe after finishg0 ing and Fig. 5 shows the finished shoe.

By the method above described a number of operations usually employed in shoe mak ing are eliminated, which results in a decrease in labor cost and eliminates the costs incident to the use of special machinery used in the customary methods.

What I claim as my invention is:

The method of making shoes which comprises preparing an upper, sewing a welt and an insole to the inturned edge of the upper With the edge of the insole turned inwardly, t

attaching a cushion sole to an Outer sole, placing a filler sole against the insole and into the angle formed by its edge, and sewingthe outsole to the Welt with the cushion I sole engaging the filler s0le,-these steps being carried out Without any lasting operations to form the completed shoe.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature;

' L.AWRENCE W. MORRISON. 

